Quotes on Environment and Energy

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die. ~Gil Stern

When you use a manual push mower, you're "cutting" down on pollution and the only thing in danger of running out of gas is you! ~Grey Livingston

The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. ~Ralph Nader, quoted in Linda Botts, ed., Loose Talk, 1980.

The packaging for a microwavable "microwave" dinner is programmed for a shelf life of maybe six months, a cook time of two minutes and a landfill dead-time of centuries. ~David Wann, Buzzworm, November 1990

In an underdeveloped country, don't drink the water; in a developed country, don't breathe the air. ~Changing Times magazine.

They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers.
~James G. Watt, quoted in Newsweek, 8 March 1982

The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows. ~Paul A. Samuelson, Newsweek, 12 June 1967

Why do people give each other flowers? To celebrate various important occasions, they're killing living creatures? Why restrict it to plants? "Sweetheart, let's make up. Have this deceased squirrel." ~The Washington Post

The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. ~Ross Pero

Each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil. ~Paul Gillmor

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. ~ Greek Proverb

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. ~Buddha

Building Energy Interns

Humboldt Energy Independence Fund (HEIF), Plant Operations, HSU
(Proposal by Renewable Energy Students Union -RESU)

Objectives
Compile, organize, analyze, and publish building specific energy consumption data at HSU.

Outreach, awareness and educating the campus and community about general building energy consumption patterns as well the impact of HEIF-funded projects.

Outputs
Develop a database for energy consumption across campus for use by students, staff, faculty and Plant operations/Building Engineers and coordinators.
Develop a website to display graphical and tabular energy data by buildings on monthly or annual basis, associated costs and carbon emissions.
Outreach activities in the campus community such as producing flyers, conducting presentations and competitions amongst buildings.

Activities
1. Collect and review of existing energy data and their compilation method.
2. Design and create a standard energy database.
3. Preparation of an Inventory of building; Compile building data like Area, built year, HVAC system (type, capacity, specifications and maintenance details), meters, lighting system, usage etc.
4. Host a website for HSU energy consumption with dynamic upgrades and flexibilities.
5. Learn about the Operation and Management system of buildings on campus and utilization of the Energy Management System (EMS). Look into possibility of further improvements and capacity building requirements.
6. Research and learn about similar works being done by other people on campus and also in other universities. Collaborate and coordinate for a common goal.
7. Create awareness, collect feedback and suggestions on energy consumption and efficiency measures.
8. Conduct competitions and presentations to the campus community.

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